AAP-BJP Verbal Spat Over "List Of 500 New Schools" In Delhi

A verbal spat broke out between BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia and AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj on Wednesday over the Delhi government's education model.

Mr Bhatia said he visited a Delhi government-run school in Greater Kailash on being asked to do so by the AAP MLA.

He alleged that Mr Bhardwaj "failed to provide the list" of 500 new schools. However, the AAP MLA responded saying the BJP spokesperson "refused" to visit schools that have been newly constructed by the Delhi government.

"The AAP MLA had asked me to visit Kautilya School on Wednesday and said that he would provide the list of 500 new schools. However, after I visited the location, the AAP MLA failed to show the list," Mr Bhatia alleged.

Taking to Twitter, Mr Bhatia futher challenged the AAP government to make the list of 500 new schools public.

#3 कबूलनामा
AAP सवाल का जवाब दे
1) 500 नये स्कूल का लिस्ट क्यो नही देते?
2) पहला स्कूल पुराना है 1970 का बना हुआ है प्रवक्ता महोदय ने कहा कि नए कमरे लेकिन वादा और दावा 500 नए स्कूल का कहां है
3 ) दूसरा स्कूल खुद मान रहे हैं अभी बन ही रहा है फिर नया स्कूल कहां है?#AAPNahinPaap pic.twitter.com/5XfNqJSR6z

— Gaurav Bhatia गौरव भाटिया (@gauravbh) August 31, 2022

"Arvind Kejriwal, please make the list of 500 new schools public. The world should know whether these schools exist or not. They had promised it in their election manifesto," Mr Bhatia wrote.

Countering the allegations, Mr Bhardwaj said, "Bhatia visited one of the government schools in Greater Kailash but didn't enter the premises and left. We further requested him to visit another government school which is still under construction. Gaurav Bhatia reached the location but left without even taking a look at the building. The AAP was ready to show all new 500 schools in Delhi but then, he asked just to provide the list," the AAP MLA claimed.

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